uses

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application; employment n.
work with; consume v.

NOUN

application; employment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adoption benefit handling help need operation practice purpose service treatment usage value

STRONG

account advantage appliance applicability appropriateness avail call capitalization cause convenience custom end exercise exercising exertion fitness good habit helpfulness mileage mobilization necessity object occasion point profit reason relevance serviceability usability usefulness utility way wont worth

WEAK

wear and tear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disadvantage harm hindrance hurt injury

STRONG

inappropriateness loss unsuitability uselessness

VERB

work with; consume

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept adopt apply control employ exploit handle manage manipulate operate practice run spend utilize wield work

STRONG

bestow capitalize exercise exert exhaust expend govern ply regulate relate waste

WEAK

avail oneself of bring into play bring to bear draw on find a use make do with make the most of make use play on press into service put forth put into action put to use put to work run through set in motion take advantage of turn to account

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease halt leave alone let go mismanage misuse neglect reject renounce repudiate stop

STRONG

save

WEAK

abstain

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Instead of treating every cancer of the same general type in exactly the same way, precision oncology uses the molecular and genetic features of an individual tumor to help guide therapy.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

The ABS Evo system uses a six-axis sensor to precisely optimize brake-force distribution under changing conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

El Nino "is changing everything," warned Dominique Crenn, a French-born chef in San Francisco, where Atelier Crenn uses its menu to stress the gravity of the situation to customers.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Hansen uses this as a metaphor for the “To Catch a Predator” conceit.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

The driver uses a remote to open the rear hatch and unloads Ainsley’s display.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein